Section 1: Food, Nutrition and Health - Chapter 1: Nutrients - 4: Vitamins
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- What vitamins are:
- Micronutrients - needed in small amounts
- Fat soluble - A, D, E and K
- Water soluble - B group, C
- Main sources of vitamins:
- Vitamin A:
- Animal food (retinol): milk; cheese; butter; eggs; liver; kidney; oily fish; vegetable fat spreads (added by law)
- Plant foods (beta carotene): dark green leaves of cabbage, spinach, kale, lettuce; peas; orange/yellow/red vegetables and fruits (e.g. carrots, apricots, mango, papaya, peppers, tomatoes)
- Vitamin D:
- Sunlight on skin, oily fish, meat, eggs, butter, vegetable fat spreads (added by law), fortified breakfast cereals
- Vitamin E:
- Soya, corn oil, olive oil, nuts, seeds, whole wheat, vegetable fat spreads
- Vitamin K:
- Green leafy vegetables, liver, cheese, green tea
- Vitamin B1:
- Meat, especially pork, milk, cheese, eggs, vegetables, fresh and dried fruits, wholemeal bread, fortified breakfast cereals, flour
- Vitamin B2:
- Milk and milk products, eggs, fortified breakfast rice, mushrooms
- Vitamin B3:
- Beef, pork, wheat flour maize flour, eggs, milk
- Vitamin B9:
- Green leafy vegetables, yeast extract (e.g. Marmite), peas, chickpeas, asparagus, wholegrain rice, fruits, added to some breads and breakfast cereals
- Vitamin B12:
- Liver, meat, fish, cheese, fortified breakfast cereals, yeast
- Vitamin C:
- Fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits (e.g…
- Vitamin A:
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